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Hello Kitty x Dr Romanelli
Dr Romanelli has released some new Hello Kitty designs produced by Medicom Toys . From the Dr Romanelli website this comment Do you have a favorite Hello…
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Food & Drink
Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki is a classic Japanese dish. It is made out of batter and contains anything you want to add like vegetables, meat, seafood, and then topped…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday, Wk23
I am still stuck in Australia at the moment, but expect to be back in Japan for next weeks Conbini Monday. The conbini's on the Gold Coast seem strange…
Living in Japan
BigHugeLabs Photos
Have been going through a number of the pictures I have uploaded to flickr during the year and ran across the bighugelabs website where you can easily…
Outdoors & Sport
Tiger v. Ishikawa, Presidents Cup
Ryo Ishikawa has been added to the team for the Presidents Cup by Greg Norman. In the first round match he will be paired with Australia's Geoff Ogilvy…
Travel
Australia Trip
I have been in Australia for the last few days and enjoying the sun. Since getting ill before leaving Japan and going for a quick tenteki I have improved…
Food & Drink
Shinagawa Beer
This Shinagawa-ken Beer brand was the first beer in Japan. Whilst we all know the popular brands of Sapporo, Asahi and Kirin it was a little known company…
Trains & Transport
Yamanote Line Zero Post
Down on the platform at Shinagawa Station you can find some interesting items to commemorate the zero kilomoter marker which shows the start of the…
Photos
Kyoto Eigamura Ninja Show
On a visit to Kyoto in the Summer I went to Eiga Mura and saw the Ninja Show. The show was good entertainment. I took these shots with my Nikon D700 with no flash. The blue and red lighting on the background make some good contrasts for the photos.
Food & Drink
Express Roll Cake
I am in Australia this week to promote a golf training club that Advance Partners has been involved with. I was in rush to get to the airport yesterday…
Living in Japan
Tokyo 2016 Olympic Vote
Tokyo has been bidding for the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Today is the final vote in Copenhagen to decide which city will win the right to…
Shopping
Shinagawa Ecute Anniversary
The ecute shopping complex inside Shinagawa Station is currently celebrating its 4th Anniversary. The complex has a nice mix of shops for people who are…
Living in Japan
Japanese Cigarette Manners
JT or Japan Tobacco has been trying to win over the community by promoting a message of "Smoking Manners". You can see the posters on the train, at the…
Culture
Ikemen Train
Ikemen are making their debut on the Japanese subway's Oedo Line. A number of major stations are getting their own characters such as Roppongi's Fumi-kun…
Food & Drink
Japanese Giant Pumpkin
The 23rd annual Giant Pumpkin Contest was held on the weekend in Kagawa-ken. This years winner is shown in the video. the pumpkin weighed 508.4 kilograms.…
Conbini Monday
Conbini Monday, Wk22
Have started taking the ConbiniMonday pictures from my iPhone to add a bit more real life to them. Hope they are coming out clear enough. It is hard to…
Photos
Meiji Jingu Walk
I took a walk up to Meiji Jingu on the weekend. As always, there were lots of other people around and cameras snapping everywhere, but the walk through…
Tech
Docomo Wooden Mobile
Docomo has released a wooden case mobile phone made from trees that are part of the more trees project that musician Sakamoto Ruyichi helped to form. The…